Neutropenia Flashcards
1
Q
Level at which you see increased infection risk
A
below 1000
2
Q
Infection risk greatly increases at what level
A
below 500
3
Q
Regimens where GCSF support is recommended
A
- dose dense AC for Breast cancer
- BEACOPP for Hodgkin’s
- RICE for NHL
- MVAC for bladder cancer
- Docetaxel/cisplatin/fluorouracil for advanced gastric cancer
4
Q
At what risk of febrile neutropenia is GCSF support recommended
A
Risk of febrile neutropenia greater than 20%
5
Q
what does agranulocytosis mean?
A
Agranulocytosis literally means the absence of granulocytes (ie, ANC of zero), although the term is often used loosely to indicate severe degrees of neutropenia (ie, ANC <100, <200 or even <500/microL)
